Finland's Verge Motorcycles, maker of an advanced electric motorcycle, has spun off a company called Donut Lab, which is making hub motors for electric vehicles.

The Finland-based company’s in-wheel motor serves up 650 kilowatts of power

  • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Not just that, I doubt the motor would be particularly happy with all the vibrations happening to it.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      Definitely not. There’s a few aftermarket conversions that use hub motors, but the ones I’ve seen were on vehicles like Land Rovers with live axles.